OSHA Inspection: DILLON LOGISTICS, INC

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,711 · Current $3,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    a) Wash Bay - On or about November 7, 2019, and at times prior to, the employer did not assess workplace hazards including but not limited to ensuring appropriate PPE was provided to protect employees from potential chemical burns/irritations prior to cleaning and washing truck trailers.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,711 · Current $3,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) Eyewash Station - On or around November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the eyewash bottles were not suitable for quick flushing of the eyes within the Wash Bay where employees used chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid in aqueous solution and alkaline detergent, thus resulting in a chemical hazard.    b) Wash Bay - On or around November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, a suitable safety shower for quick drenching of the body was not provided where employees used chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid in aqueous solution and alkaline detergent, thus resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,711 · Current $3,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by Subpart S of Part 1910 for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a) Chemical Containment & Waste Oil Area - On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, four disconnect switches were not labeled to indicate the equipment that they controlled, thus exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than 3 feet as indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  a) Chemical Containment & Waste Oil Area - On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, access to four electrical disconnect switches operating at 600 volts or less was blocked, thus exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,711 · Current $3,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    a) Chemical Containment & Waste Oil Area - On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure that a chemical tote labeled as EF Green was properly labeled, tagged, or marked with the correct identity of its contents, thus resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Wash Bay - On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, employees were not provided with effective hazard communication training for chemicals they were handling such as but not limited to hydrofluoric acid in aqueous solution, asphalt remover, degreaser, and alkaline detergent, thus resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): When the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible, the employer did not determine that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard and did not provide the respirator users with the information in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"):  a) Wash Bay - On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer did not determine that respirator use, in itself, would not create a hazard and did not provide the information in Appendix D to employees who were permitted to use elastomeric half and full-face respirators while performing chemical cleaning of truck trailers, thus exposing employees to respiratory irritation.

Issued

Apr 30, 2020

Abate by

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   a) Wash Bay - On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written Respiratory Protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user.